Homelander: New Legacy

[172] : Starlight Struggle

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The location of Starlight's disappearance was a small, inconspicuous town.

There were rumors of strange monster sightings and human body parts in this town, leading to speculation that a superhuman criminal might be responsible.

Starlight had arrived to investigate, but less than half a day into her search, she vanished without a trace—leaving no clues behind.

The only footage captured by a surveillance drone showed Starlight walking into the town before the signal abruptly cut out, after which she disappeared entirely.

Queen Maeve speculated that someone had isolated the entire town's transmission signals, rendering all the electronic devices Starlight carried completely useless. That's why Starlight vanished so suddenly.

"Damn, if only Starlight's tracker was still in place."

Since the Seven transitioned to Super Entertainment, their internal trackers had been removed and destroyed by Tek Knight. As a result, they couldn't use those trackers to locate Starlight now.

No one had anticipated such a situation where a superhero would go missing.

As for external trackers, signal jamming and the likelihood that Starlight's electronic devices were confiscated if she'd been captured made pinpointing her location impossible.

That's why Maeve had to turn to Roger for help.

Roger's x-ray vision could penetrate buildings and uncover hidden spaces below ground.

But—

"They came prepared..."

When Roger arrived in the town, he discovered that most of the buildings had walls layered with zinc. His x-ray vision couldn't penetrate them.

He even suspected that the underground areas might be similarly shielded. However, since undisturbed ground appeared as an indistinct black void to him, he couldn't confirm if underground spaces existed.

Considering the other obstacles, Roger deduced there were indeed hidden underground facilities, also sealed with zinc to block his vision.

The only entities who knew of this limitation in his abilities were Vought International and a few superheroes Roger was acquainted with.

Roger didn't even need to think hard to realize that Vought remnants were behind this.

Like a stubborn parasite, Vought clung on, refusing to die. Even in its current state, the corporation still schemed to retaliate against him.

Roger was certain now: Starlight's disappearance was a ploy by Vought to target him.

Although Roger had kept a low profile since his return, Vought's prior influence within the government likely enabled them to detect his presence.

As a result, Starlight had become collateral damage in their efforts to strike at Roger.

"Let's hope Starlight is alright..."

The town was bustling, and Roger couldn't discern who among the residents might be with Vought and who were simply locals.

To avoid alerting his enemies, he had to investigate cautiously, a process that would take considerable time.

During that time, Vought could very well harm Starlight. Roger could only hope her situation wasn't dire; otherwise... revenge would be all he could offer her.